Weekly Literature Review
Week 30 · July 24–July 30, 2023
50 relevant papers found across 6 themes
Executive Summary
This week’s review covers 50 papers across 6 themes. The most cited paper examines IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Group, with 778 citations. Key research areas include climate change and terrestrial water storage, flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation, machine learning and ai for hydrological prediction.
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
- IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Climate change impacts on planned supply–demand match in global wind and solar energy systems
- A new daily gridded precipitation dataset for the Chinese mainland based on gauge observations
- Climate influences on future fire severity: a synthesis of climate-fire interactions and impacts on fire regimes, high-severity fire, and forests in the western United States
- An Overview of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Their Mitigation Strategies
- Agricultural Greenhouses: Resource Management Technologies and Perspectives for Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Circular economy in agriculture: unleashing the potential of integrated organic farming for food security and sustainable development
- Microclimate and forest density drive plant population dynamics under climate change
- Microorganisms and Climate Change: A Not so Invisible Effect
- Evaluation of historical CMIP6 model simulations and future climate change projections in the Baro River Basin
- Underground storage of hydrogen and hydrogen/methane mixtures in porous reservoirs: Influence of reservoir factors and engineering choices on deliverability and storage operations
- A drier than expected future, supported by near-surface relative humidity observations
- Active Layer Thickness and Permafrost Area Projections for the 21st Century
- Rapid beech decline under recurrent drought stress: Individual neighborhood structure and soil properties matter
- Politics of climate change and energy policy in Japan: Is green transformation likely?
- Climate change has enhanced the positive contribution of rock weathering to the major ions in riverine transport
- Spatial resolution impacts projected plant responses to climate change on topographically complex islands
- Numerical Study of Coupled Water and Vapor Flow, Heat Transfer, and Solute Transport in Variably‐Saturated Deformable Soil During Freeze‐Thaw Cycles
- Spatial correlation evolution and prediction scenario of land use carbon emissions in the Yellow River Basin
- Can the combining of wetlands with reservoir operation reduce the risk of future floods and droughts?
- Exploring dynamic response of agrometeorological droughts towards winter wheat yield loss risk using machine learning approach at a regional scale in Pakistan
- Warming-dominated climate change impacts on soil organic carbon fractions and aggregate stability in Mollisols
- Amplified seasonal range in precipitation minus evaporation
- Efficiency assessment of underground biomethanation with hydrogen and carbon dioxide in depleted gas reservoirs: A biogeochemical simulation
- Impact of building density on natural ventilation potential and cooling energy saving across Chinese climate zones
- Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
- Human alterations of the global floodplains 1992–2019
- Flash flood detection and susceptibility mapping in the Monsoon period by integration of optical and radar satellite imagery using an improvement of a sequential ensemble algorithm
- Risk perception—A lens for understanding adaptive behaviour in the age of climate change? Narratives from the Global South
- An integrated modeling approach to evaluate the impacts of nature-based solutions of flood mitigation across a small watershed in the southeast United States
- Flood susceptibility mapping utilizing the integration of geospatial and multivariate statistical analysis, Erbil area in Northern Iraq as a case study
- Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
- Hydropower and Renewable Energy-Water Systems
- Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
- Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
- Nature-based solutions can help reduce the impact of natural hazards: A global analysis of NBS case studies
- Operational snow-hydrological modeling for Switzerland
- Relation of land surface temperature with different vegetation indices using multi-temporal remote sensing data in Sahiwal region, Pakistan
- The role of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in dam engineering: Narrative review and outlook
- Advanced metal oxides nanostructures to recognize and eradicate water pollutants
- Flash flood-risk areas zoning using integration of decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory, GIS-based analytic network process and satellite-derived information
- On how data are partitioned in model development and evaluation: Confronting the elephant in the room to enhance model generalization
- Scalable Photonic Platform for Real-Time Quantum Reservoir Computing
- Improvement of streamflow simulation by combining physically hydrological model with deep learning methods in data-scarce glacial river basin
- Seasonal variation, contamination and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments of coastal wetlands along the Bay of Bengal.
- The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Campaign
- Physicochemical effect on soil in sliding zone of reservoir landslides
- Surface jump mechanism of gas molecules in strong adsorption field of coalbed methane reservoirs
- Interventions of river network structures on urban aquatic microplastic footprint from a connectivity perspective
- Statistics
- Filtering Criteria
Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
This week features 26 papers examining the intersection of climate change and terrestrial water dynamics. Studies investigate water storage changes, drought mechanisms and projections, vegetation-water interactions, and Earth system model uncertainties. Key contributions address large-scale water storage trends, land-atmosphere coupling effects on drought onset, and methods for characterizing future drought under climate change scenarios.
IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland.
Authors: K. Calvin, D. Dasgupta, G. Krinner, A. Mukherji, P. Thorne, C. Trisos et al.
Journal: ** · DOI: 10.59327/ipcc/ar6-9789291691647 · Citations: 778
Matched topics: climate change
The Synthesis Report (SYR) is a stand-alone synthesis of the most policy-relevant evidence from the scientific, technical, and socio-economic literature assessed in the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The SYR distils and integrates the main findings of the three reports of the Working Groups of the IPCC during the AR6, and the three AR6 Special Reports into a concise document. It consists of a Summary for Policymakers and a longer report.
Climate change impacts on planned supply–demand match in global wind and solar energy systems
Authors: Laibao Liu, Gang He, Mengxi Wu, Gang Liu, H. Zhang, Ying Chen et al.
Journal: Nature Energy · DOI: 10.1038/s41560-023-01304-w · Citations: 197
Matched topics: climate change
Climate change modulates both energy demand and wind and solar energy supply but a globally synthetic analysis of supply–demand match (SDM) is lacking. Here, we use 12 state-of-the-art climate models to assess climate change impacts on SDM, quantified by the fraction of demand met by local wind or solar supply. For energy systems with varying dependence on wind or solar supply, up to 32% or 44% of non-Antarctic land areas, respectively, are projected to experience robust SDM reductions by the…
A new daily gridded precipitation dataset for the Chinese mainland based on gauge observations
Authors: Jingya Han, Chiyuan Miao, Jiaojiao Gou, Haiyan Zheng, Qi Zhang, Xiaoying Guo
Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-15-3147-2023 · Citations: 183
Matched topics: hydrologic model
Abstract. High-quality, freely accessible, long-term precipitation estimates with fine spatiotemporal resolution play essential roles in hydrologic, climatic, and numerical modeling applications. However, the existing daily gridded precipitation datasets over China are either constructed with insufficient gauge observations or neglect topographic effects and boundary effects on interpolation. Using daily observations from 2839 gauges located across China and nearby regions from 1961 to the pr…
Climate influences on future fire severity: a synthesis of climate-fire interactions and impacts on fire regimes, high-severity fire, and forests in the western United States
Authors: Tzeidle N. Wasserman, Stephanie Mueller
Journal: Fire Ecology · DOI: 10.1186/s42408-023-00200-8 · Citations: 145
Matched topics: hydrology, water management
Abstract Background Increases in fire activity and changes in fire regimes have been documented in recent decades across the western United States. Climate change is expected to continue to exacerbate impacts to forested ecosystems by increasing the frequency, size, and severity of wildfires across the western United States (US). Warming temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are altering western landscapes and making them more susceptible to high-severity fire. Increases in large p…
An Overview of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Their Mitigation Strategies
Authors: Farhana Bibi, M. Azizur Rahman
Journal: Agriculture · DOI: 10.3390/agriculture13081508 · Citations: 137
Matched topics: hydrology, climate change
In recent years, the adverse effect of climate change on soil properties in the agricultural sector has become a dreadful reality worldwide. Climate change-induced abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought and temperature fluctuations are devastating crops’ physiological responses, productivity and overall yield, which is ultimately posing a serious threat to global food security and agroecosystems. The applications of chemical fertilizers and pesticides contribute towards further deteriorat…
Agricultural Greenhouses: Resource Management Technologies and Perspectives for Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Authors: Chrysanthos Maraveas, Christos‐Spyridon Karavas, Dimitrios Loukatos, Thomas Bartzanas, Konstantinos G. Arvanitis, Eleni Symeonaki
Journal: Agriculture · DOI: 10.3390/agriculture13071464 · Citations: 131
Matched topics: water management
Resource management in agriculture is considered a pivotal issue because greenhouse farming and agriculture-related activities generate about 10–29% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. The problem of high greenhouse gas emissions is still unresolved due to the rapid expansion of arable land to meet global food demand. The purpose of this systematic literature review was to generate new perspectives and insights regarding the development of resource management and optimized environments in…
Circular economy in agriculture: unleashing the potential of integrated organic farming for food security and sustainable development
Authors: Thiru Selvan, Lumgailu Panmei, Kiran Kumar Murasing, Vipan Guleria, K R Ramesh, D. R. Bhardwaj et al.
Journal: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1170380 · Citations: 89
Matched topics: hydropower
Food is a basic human requirement which sustains the dynamics of the Earth’s inhabitants by satisfying hunger, providing nutrition and health, and catering to culture, tradition, and lifestyle. However, the rising global population coupled with climate change including calamities, diseases, conflicts, as well as poor agricultural practices put a huge constraint on the quantity and quality of food. Modern agriculture propelled by the green revolution has somehow been able to meet the food requ…
Microclimate and forest density drive plant population dynamics under climate change
Authors: Pieter Sanczuk, Karen De Pauw, Emiel De Lombaerde, Miska Luoto, Camille Meeussen, Sanne Govaert et al.
Journal: Nature Climate Change · DOI: 10.1038/s41558-023-01744-y · Citations: 76
Matched topics: climate change
Abstract not available.
Microorganisms and Climate Change: A Not so Invisible Effect
Authors: Ana Ibáñez, Sonia Garrido-Chamorro, Carlos Barreiro
Journal: Microbiology Research · DOI: 10.3390/microbiolres14030064 · Citations: 73
Matched topics: climate change
The effect of climate change on flora and fauna has been widely discussed for years. However, its consequences on microorganisms are generally poorly considered. The main effect of climate change on microbiota is related to biodiversity changes in different regions of the planet, mainly due to variations in temperature. These alterations are resulting in a worldwide (re)distribution of pathogens, which was not considered a few years ago. They mainly affect different food chain sectors (such a…
Evaluation of historical CMIP6 model simulations and future climate change projections in the Baro River Basin
Authors: Bekele Terefe Gebisa, Wakjira Takala Dibaba, Alemayehu Kabeta
Journal: Journal of Water and Climate Change · DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2023.032 · Citations: 45
Matched topics: hydrology, river, streamflow, climate change
Abstract This study evaluated the performance of five Global Climate Model (GCM) outputs from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) in reproducing the historical precipitation and temperature. Observational data from the National Meteorological Agency are used for model evaluation and bias correction. Then, the projections from representative GCMs are used to understand the future climate (2031–2060) of the Baro River Basin under two Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2-4.5…
Underground storage of hydrogen and hydrogen/methane mixtures in porous reservoirs: Influence of reservoir factors and engineering choices on deliverability and storage operations
Authors: Thomas A. Buscheck, Angela Goodman, Greg Lackey, Julia De Toledo Camargo, Nicolas Huerta, Foad Haeri et al.
Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.07.073 · Citations: 57
Matched topics: reservoir
Seasonal storage of natural gas (NG), which primarily consists of methane (CH4), has been practiced for more than a hundred years at underground gas storage (UGS) facilities that use depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs, saline aquifers, and salt caverns. To support a transition to a hydrogen (H2) economy, similar facilities are envisioned for long-duration, underground H2 storage (UHS) of either H2 or H2/CH4 mixtures. Experience with UGS can be used to guide the deployment of UHS, so we identify …
A drier than expected future, supported by near-surface relative humidity observations
Authors: Hervé Douville, Kate M. Willett
Journal: Science Advances · DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade6253 · Citations: 51
Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model
Despite continuous progress in climate modeling, global projections of the terrestrial water cycle remain highly model dependent. Here, we use quality-controlled gridded observations of temperature and humidity to constrain projected changes in continental near-surface relative humidity across the 21st century. Results show that the projections are poorly constrained when using surface temperature observations only and argue for mitigation policies that are not only rooted in global warming l…
Active Layer Thickness and Permafrost Area Projections for the 21st Century
Authors: Xiaoqing Peng, Tingjun Zhang, Oliver W. Frauenfeld, Cuicui Mu, Kang Wang, Xiaodong Wu et al.
Journal: Earth s Future · DOI: 10.1029/2023ef003573 · Citations: 55
Matched topics: earth system model
Abstract Permafrost warming leads to greenhouse gas release to the atmosphere, resulting in a positive feedback to climate change. Earth system models indicate that more than 80% of the near‐surface permafrost is projected to disappear by the end of this century, but with a high degree of uncertainty. Here, we apply the Stefan solution to estimate permafrost degradation under future emission scenarios. We find that the most severe future scenario is likely to lead to only a 14% decrease in ar…
Hidden becomes clear: Optical remote sensing of vegetation reveals water table dynamics in northern peatlands
Authors: Iuliia Burdun, Michel Bechtold, Mika Aurela, Gabriëlle De Lannoy, Ankur R. Desai, Elyn Humphreys et al.
Journal: Remote Sensing of Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113736 · Citations: 50
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model
The water table and its dynamics are one of the key variables that control peatland greenhouse gas exchange. Here, we tested the applicability of the Optical TRApezoid Model (OPTRAM) to monitor the temporal fluctuations in water table over intact, restored (previously forestry-drained), and drained (under agriculture) northern peatlands in Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Canada, and the USA. More specifically, we studied the potential and limitations of OPTRAM using water table data from 2018 throu…
Rapid beech decline under recurrent drought stress: Individual neighborhood structure and soil properties matter
Authors: Gerhard Schmied, Hans Pretzsch, Dominik Ambs, Enno Uhl, Julia Schmucker, Julian Fäth et al.
Journal: Forest Ecology and Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121305 · Citations: 52
Matched topics: drought
During the summer of 2022, an acute drought once more afflicted central and southern Europe. This marked the third episode (after 2015 and 2018) of severe aridity in large parts of Germany within the last decade, leading to increased soil water depletion. Consequently, from July 2022 onward, European beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.) exhibited early withering and pronounced premature defoliation. Nevertheless, crown defoliation exhibited substantial variation among trees within the same forest…
Politics of climate change and energy policy in Japan: Is green transformation likely?
Authors: H Ohta, Brendan Barrett
Journal: Earth System Governance · DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2023.100187 · Citations: 51
Matched topics: climate change
While being proud of energy efficiency and experienced the nuclear disaster, Japan is likely to lead the world in energy transiton. On the contrary, it has been intransigence around deep decarbonization. Why does Japan not take leadership in energy transition and arrest climate change? What is the context for Japanese climate/energy policymaking? What is the context for the 2050 net-zero target, what are the obstacles, and which actors could assist effectively in accelerating this transition?…
Climate change has enhanced the positive contribution of rock weathering to the major ions in riverine transport
Authors: Suhua Gong, Xiaoyong Bai, Guangjie Luo, Chaojun Li, Luhua Wu, Fei Chen et al.
Journal: Global and Planetary Change · DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104203 · Citations: 45
Matched topics: runoff, climate change
Abstract not available.
Spatial resolution impacts projected plant responses to climate change on topographically complex islands
Authors: Jairo Patiño, Flavien Collart, Alain Vanderpoorten, José Luis Martín Esquivel, Agustín Naranjo Cigala, Sébastien Mirolo et al.
Journal: Diversity and Distributions · DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13757 · Citations: 43
Matched topics: hydrology, climate change
Abstract Aim Understanding how grain size affects our ability to characterize species responses to ongoing climate change is of crucial importance in the context of an increasing awareness for the substantial difference that exists between coarse spatial resolution macroclimatic data sets and the microclimate actually experienced by organisms. Climate change impacts on biodiversity are expected to peak in mountain areas, wherein the differences between macro and microclimates are precisely th…
Numerical Study of Coupled Water and Vapor Flow, Heat Transfer, and Solute Transport in Variably‐Saturated Deformable Soil During Freeze‐Thaw Cycles
Authors: Xiang Huang, David L. Rudolph
Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2022wr032146 · Citations: 45
Matched topics: hydrology
Abstract As climate change intensifies, soil water flow, heat transfer, and solute transport in the active, unfrozen zones within permafrost and seasonally frozen ground exhibit progressively more complex interactions that are difficult to elucidate with measurements alone. For example, frozen conditions impede water flow and solute transport in soil, while heat and mass transfer are significantly affected by high thermal inertia generated from water‐ice phase change during the freeze‐thaw cy…
Spatial correlation evolution and prediction scenario of land use carbon emissions in the Yellow River Basin
Authors: Tianqi Rong, Pengyan Zhang, Guanghui Li, Qianxu Wang, Hongtao Zheng, Yinghui Chang et al.
Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110701 · Citations: 45
Matched topics: river
Carbon dioxide emission is an important driving factor of global warming and it has threatened the ecological environment and human survival. Among them, land use has led to significant carbon emissions that profoundly affect climate system change. The Yellow River Basin (YRB) is one of the regions with the most concentrated contradictions in population, resources, and environment in China; thus, studying the current situation and land use carbon emissions (LUCE) is significant for mitigating…
Can the combining of wetlands with reservoir operation reduce the risk of future floods and droughts?
Authors: Yanfeng Wu, Jingxuan Sun, Boting Hu, Y. Jun Xu, Alain N. Rousseau, Guangxin Zhang
Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-27-2725-2023 · Citations: 20
Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow, reservoir, flood, drought, hydropower
Abstract. Wetlands and reservoirs are important water flow and storage regulators in a river basin; therefore, they can play a crucial role in mitigating flood and hydrological drought risks. Despite the advancement of river basin theory and modeling, our knowledge is still limited about the extent to which these two regulators could perform such a role, especially under future climate extremes. To improve our understanding, we first coupled wetlands and reservoir operations into a semi-spati…
Exploring dynamic response of agrometeorological droughts towards winter wheat yield loss risk using machine learning approach at a regional scale in Pakistan
Authors: Sana Arshad, Jamil Hasan Kazmi, Foyez Ahmed Prodhan, Safwan Mohammed
Journal: Field Crops Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109057 · Citations: 44
Matched topics: drought
Abstract not available.
Warming-dominated climate change impacts on soil organic carbon fractions and aggregate stability in Mollisols
Authors: Meng Zhou, Yang Xiao, Xingyi Zhang, Yueyu Sui, Leilei Xiao, Jinkuo Lin et al.
Journal: Geoderma · DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116618 · Citations: 42
Matched topics: climate change
Mollisols contain high amounts of soil organic carbon (SOC), which is highly susceptible to climate change; thus, climate change could indirectly influence soil aggregate stability, but the dominant factor affecting aggregate stability remains controversial. Here, a soil transplanting test from high-latitude to low-latitude locations was initiated in 2004 to investigate the influences of warming-dominated climate change (approximately 3–4.7 ℃) on the quantity and molecular composition of OC f…
Amplified seasonal range in precipitation minus evaporation
Authors: Richard P. Allan
Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/acea36 · Citations: 35
Matched topics: seasonal, land surface model
Abstract Climate warming is intensifying the global water cycle, including the rate of fresh water flux between the atmosphere and the surface, determined by precipitation minus evaporation (P−E). Surpluses or deficits of fresh water impact societies and ecosystems, so it is important to monitor and understand how and why P−E patterns and their seasonal range are changing across the globe. Here, annual maximum and minimum P−E and their changes are diagnosed globally over land and ocean using …
Efficiency assessment of underground biomethanation with hydrogen and carbon dioxide in depleted gas reservoirs: A biogeochemical simulation
Authors: Lin Wu, Zhengmeng Hou, Zhifeng Luo, Liangchao Huang, Ying Xiong, Faisal Mehmood et al.
Journal: Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.128539 · Citations: 39
Matched topics: reservoir
Underground biomethanation, which converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide to methane with the catalysis of methanogens in geological formations, has great potential for carbon dioxide utilization and sequestration, renewable natural gas production, and large-scale energy storage. However, the efficient conversion of hydrogen and carbon dioxide in a complex reservoir environment has not been explored. To address this issue, a novel biogeochemical model is developed for underground biomethanation …
Impact of building density on natural ventilation potential and cooling energy saving across Chinese climate zones
Authors: Xiaoxiong Xie, Zhiwen Luo, Sue Grimmond, Ting Sun
Journal: Building and Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110621 · Citations: 39
Matched topics: land surface model
Natural ventilation is an energy-efficient approach to reduce the need for mechanical ventilation and air conditioning in buildings. However, traditionally weather data for building energy simulation are obtained from rural areas, which do not reflect the urban micrometeorological conditions. This study combines the Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme (SUEWS) and EnergyPlus to predict natural ventilation potential (NVP) and cooling energy saving in three idealised urban neighbourhoo…
Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
Flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation research are well represented this week with 5 papers advancing methodologies for flood susceptibility mapping, early warning systems, and resilience evaluation. Multiple studies employ GIS-based multi-criteria approaches and machine learning methods for spatial flood hazard assessment across diverse regions. Research also addresses the social dimensions of flood preparedness and strategic planning for flood mitigation.
Human alterations of the global floodplains 1992–2019
Authors: Adnan Rajib, Qianjin Zheng, Charles R. Lane, Heather E. Golden, Jay R. Christensen, Itohaosa I. Isibor et al.
Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02382-x · Citations: 65
Matched topics: hydrology
of new developed areas between 1992 and 2019. This dataset offers critical new insights into how floodplains are being destroyed, which will help decision-makers to reinforce strategies to conserve and restore floodplain functions and habitat.
Flash flood detection and susceptibility mapping in the Monsoon period by integration of optical and radar satellite imagery using an improvement of a sequential ensemble algorithm
Authors: Seyed Vahid Razavi-Termeh, Myoung-Bae Seo, Abolghasem Sadeghi‐Niaraki, Soo-Mi Choi
Journal: Weather and Climate Extremes · DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2023.100595 · Citations: 47
Matched topics: flood
Rainfall monsoons and the resulting flooding have always been cataclysmic disasters that have heightened global concerns in light of climate change. Flood susceptibility modeling is an indirect method for reducing flood disaster losses. This study aimed to improve flood susceptibility modeling by developing a sequential ensemble (extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost)) model utilizing three swarm-based algorithms (bacterial foraging optimization (BFO), cuckoo search (CS), and artificial bee colo…
Risk perception—A lens for understanding adaptive behaviour in the age of climate change? Narratives from the Global South
Authors: Tapan Kumar Dhar, Lisa Bornstein, Gonzalo Lizarralde, S. M. Nazimuddin
Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103886 · Citations: 47
Matched topics: climate change
Risk perception, a judgment of how risk is perceived individually and communicated scientifically, helps clarify local knowledge, know-how, and experience. However, community disaster preparedness and DRR planning have often overlooked community risk perception. This study investigates how risk perception at the community level influences and facilitates local DRR initiatives. It explores southwest Bangladesh as a case study, an area highly vulnerable to climatic impacts such as tropical stor…
An integrated modeling approach to evaluate the impacts of nature-based solutions of flood mitigation across a small watershed in the southeast United States
Authors: Betina Ines Guido, Ioana Popescu, Vidya Samadi, Biswa Bhattacharya
Journal: Natural hazards and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/nhess-23-2663-2023 · Citations: 32
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, flood
Abstract. Floods are among the most destructive natural hazards in the world, posing numerous risks to societies and economies globally. Accurately understanding and modeling floods driven by extreme rainfall events has long been a challenging task in the domains of hydrologic science and engineering. Unusual catchment responses to flooding cause great difficulty in predicting the variability and magnitude of floods, as well as proposing solutions to manage large volumes of overland flow. The…
Flood susceptibility mapping utilizing the integration of geospatial and multivariate statistical analysis, Erbil area in Northern Iraq as a case study
Authors: Alaa Ahmed, Ali Al Maliki, Bassim Hashim, Dalal Alshamsi, Hasan Arman, Ahmed Gad
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39290-4 · Citations: 39
Matched topics: streamflow, flood
Climate extreme events such as floods and droughts in any area have a significant impact on human life, infrastructure, agriculture, and the economy. In the last two years, flash floods caused by heavy rainstorms have become frequent and destructive in many catchments in Northern Iraq. The present study aims to examine flash floods in the Erbil region, Northern Iraq using Remote sensing (RS), Geographic Information System (GIS), and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for geomorphic data. PCA …
Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
This week’s 2 papers demonstrate continued momentum in applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to hydrological prediction challenges. Contributions span groundwater level forecasting, streamflow prediction, river flow modeling, and physics-informed approaches that integrate domain knowledge with data-driven methods. Notable advances include uncertainty quantification in ML predictions and optimization of model architectures for improved hydrological forecasting.
Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Authors: Peter Ditlevsen, Susanne Ditlevsen
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39810-w · Citations: 385
Matched topics: earth system model
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a major tipping element in the climate system and a future collapse would have severe impacts on the climate in the North Atlantic region. In recent years weakening in circulation has been reported, but assessments by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), based on the Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) model simulations suggest that a full collapse is unlikely within the 21st century. Tipping to an undesired s…
Sub-monthly time scale forecasting of harmful algal blooms intensity in Lake Erie using remote sensing and machine learning
Authors: Abhinav Gupta, Mohamed M. Hantush, Rao S. Govindaraju
Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165781 · Citations: 46
Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow
Harmful algal blooms of cyanobacteria (CyanoHAB) have emerged as a serious environmental concern in large and small water bodies including many inland lakes. The growth dynamics of CyanoHAB can be chaotic at very short timescales but predictable at coarser timescales. In Lake Erie, cyanobacteria blooms occur in the spring-summer months, which, at annual timescale, are controlled by the total spring phosphorus (TP) load into the lake. This study aimed to forecast CyanoHAB cell count at sub-mon…
Hydropower and Renewable Energy-Water Systems
The integration of hydropower with renewable energy systems is addressed by 1 papers this week, focusing on optimal capacity configuration, generation prediction, and climate change adaptation strategies for hybrid energy-water systems. Studies demonstrate the complementary potential of hydro-wind-solar systems and explore machine learning approaches for hydropower generation forecasting.
Economic comparison of floating photovoltaic systems with tracking systems and active cooling in a Mediterranean water basin
Authors: Giuseppe Marco Tina, Fausto Bontempo Scavo, Leonardo Micheli, M. Rosa-Clot
Journal: Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development · DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2023.101283 · Citations: 43
Matched topics: land surface model, hydropower
Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) modules are installed on water surface to reduce land use. This original solution, potentially deployable on hydropower and aquaculture basins as well, can benefit of enhanced cooling due to the proximity to water. Thanks to this natural effect, FPV modules can work at higher operating efficiencies than ground-based (GPV) modules. However, because of the relatively young age, FPV still requires higher installation costs than GPV. This study investigates the economi…
Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
Water management research this week spans 2 papers covering integrated water resources management, irrigation scheduling, groundwater monitoring, and water-energy-food nexus analyses. Studies range from global-scale assessments to site-specific irrigation optimization, with particular attention to satellite-based monitoring of water use and land subsidence from groundwater extraction.
Assessing groundwater potential zones and artificial recharge sites in the monsoon-fed Murredu river basin, India: An integrated approach using GIS, AHP, and Fuzzy-AHP
Authors: Padala Raja Shekar, Aneesh Mathew
Journal: Groundwater for Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2023.100994 · Citations: 54
Matched topics: river, water management
Abstract not available.
Long short-term memory models to quantify long-term evolution of streamflow discharge and groundwater depth in Alabama
Authors: Hossein Gholizadeh, Zhang Yong, Jonathan Frame, Xiufen Gu, Christopher T. Green
Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165884 · Citations: 31
Matched topics: runoff, streamflow, surface water
Abstract not available.
Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
This theme encompasses 14 papers advancing understanding of hydrological processes through field observations, modeling, and remote sensing. Research covers snow distribution and dynamics in cold regions, forest-hydrology interactions, land use change impacts on river systems, rainfall-runoff modeling uncertainty, and satellite-based monitoring of terrestrial water resources.
Nature-based solutions can help reduce the impact of natural hazards: A global analysis of NBS case studies
Authors: Sisay E. Debele, Laura S. Leo, Prashant Kumar, Jeetendra Sahani, Joy Ommer, Edoardo Bucchignani et al.
Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165824 · Citations: 170
Matched topics: hydrology
The knowledge derived from successful case studies can act as a driver for the implementation and upscaling of nature-based solutions (NBS). This work reviewed 547 case studies to gain an overview of NBS practices and their role in reducing the adverse impact of natural hazards and climate change. The majority (60 %) of case studies are situated in Europe compared with the rest of the world where they are poorly represented. Of 547 case studies, 33 % were green solutions followed by hybrid (3…
Operational snow-hydrological modeling for Switzerland
Authors: Rebecca Mott, A. H. Winstral, Bertrand Cluzet, Nora Helbig, Jan Magnusson, Giulia Mazzotti et al.
Journal: Frontiers in Earth Science · DOI: 10.3389/feart.2023.1228158 · Citations: 98
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, land surface model
The seasonal evolution of snow cover has significant impacts on the hydrological cycle and microclimate in mountainous regions. However, snow processes also play a crucial role in triggering alpine mass movements and flooding, posing risks to people and infrastructure. To mitigate these risks, many countries use operational forecast systems for snow distribution and melt. This paper presents the Swiss Operational Snow-hydrological (OSHD) model system, developed to provide daily analysis and f…
Relation of land surface temperature with different vegetation indices using multi-temporal remote sensing data in Sahiwal region, Pakistan
Authors: Sajjad Hussain, Ali Raza, Hazem Ghassan Abdo, Muhammad Mubeen, Aqil Tariq, Wajid Nasim et al.
Journal: Geoscience Letters · DOI: 10.1186/s40562-023-00287-6 · Citations: 109
Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow
Abstract At the global and regional scales, green vegetation cover has the ability to affect the climate and land surface fluxes. Climate is an important factor which plays an important role in vegetation cover. This research aimed to study the changes in land cover and relation of different vegetation indices with temperature using multi-temporal satellite data in Sahiwal region, Pakistan. Supervised classification method (maximum likelihood algorithm) was used to achieve the land cover clas…
The role of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in dam engineering: Narrative review and outlook
Authors: Mohammad Amin Hariri‐Ardebili, Golsa Mahdavi, Larry K. Nuss, Upmanu Lall
Journal: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence · DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106813 · Citations: 94
Matched topics: hydropower
Abstract not available.
Advanced metal oxides nanostructures to recognize and eradicate water pollutants
Authors: Urmila Chakraborty, Gurpreet Kaur, Horst‐Günter Rubahn, Ajeet Kaushik, Ganga Ram Chaudhary, Yogendra Kumar Mishra
Journal: Progress in Materials Science · DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2023.101169 · Citations: 90
Matched topics: water management
The excessive inlet of contaminants into water is affecting its quality adversely which is not recommended for quality health. Therefore, investigating economical, scalable, efficient, and faster approaches for water treatment is crucual. In this direction, nanostructures (NSs) due to easy fabrication and tailored properties are emerging technology for water quality management via detecting, monitoring, and removing the targeted water contaminants. Among several NSs, metal oxides (MO)-NSs hav…
Flash flood-risk areas zoning using integration of decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory, GIS-based analytic network process and satellite-derived information
Authors: Mehrnoosh Taherizadeh, Arman Niknam, Thong Nguyen‐Huy, Gábor Mezősi, Reza Sarli
Journal: Natural Hazards · DOI: 10.1007/s11069-023-06089-5 · Citations: 41
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, flood, land surface model
Abstract Assessing areas prone to flash floods is crucial for effective disaster management and mitigation. This study proposes a framework for mapping flood-prone areas by integrating geographic information system (GIS), remote sensing data, and multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques. The hybrid MCDM model combines the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) with GIS-based analytic network process (ANP) to evaluate flood vulnerability in Golestan province, Iran. F…
On how data are partitioned in model development and evaluation: Confronting the elephant in the room to enhance model generalization
Authors: Holger R. Maier, Feifei Zheng, Hoshin V. Gupta, Junyi Chen, Juliane Mai, Dragan Savić et al.
Journal: Environmental Modelling & Software · DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105779 · Citations: 41
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow
Models play a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of Earth’s physical nature and environmental systems, aiding in their efficient planning and management. The accuracy and reliability of these models heavily rely on data, which are generally partitioned into subsets for model development and evaluation. Surprisingly, how this partitioning is done is often not justified, even though it determines what model we end up with, how we assess its performance and what decisions we make based …
Scalable Photonic Platform for Real-Time Quantum Reservoir Computing
Authors: Jorge García‐Beni, Gian Luca Giorgi, Miguel C. Soriano, Roberta Zambrini
Journal: Physical Review Applied · DOI: 10.1103/physrevapplied.20.014051 · Citations: 47
Matched topics: reservoir
Quantum reservoir computing (QRC) exploits the information-processing capabilities of quantum systems to solve nontrivial temporal tasks, improving over their classical counterparts. Recent progress has shown the potential of QRC exploiting the enlarged Hilbert space, but real-time processing and the achievement of a quantum advantage with efficient use of resources are prominent challenges towards viable experimental realizations. In this work, we propose a photonic platform suitable for rea…
Improvement of streamflow simulation by combining physically hydrological model with deep learning methods in data-scarce glacial river basin
Authors: Chengde Yang, Min Xu, Shichang Kang, Congsheng Fu, Didi Hu
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129990 · Citations: 35
Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, streamflow
Abstract not available.
Seasonal variation, contamination and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments of coastal wetlands along the Bay of Bengal.
Authors: M. B. Hossain, J. Sultana, Y. N. Jolly, A. Nur, S. Sultana, Rubel Miazee et al.
Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115337 · Citations: 41
Matched topics: seasonal
Functioning of coastal wetland habitats is essential for the ecosystem integrity and sustainability of coastal development that enables human progress along transitional waterways. However, these habitats are continuously being affected by a variety of pollutants including metallic elements. In this study, seasonal variation, pollution status and ecological risks of heavy metals (Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, As, Cu, Zn and Pb) in surface sediment of the several types of coastal wetlands (estuaries, mudfla…
The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Campaign
Authors: Daniel Feldman, A. C. Aiken, William R. Boos, Rosemary Carroll, V. Chandrasekar, Scott Collis et al.
Journal: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-22-0049.1 · Citations: 34
Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, land surface model
Abstract The science of mountainous hydrology spans the atmosphere through the bedrock and inherently crosses physical and disciplinary boundaries: land–atmosphere interactions in complex terrain enhance clouds and precipitation, while watersheds retain and release water over a large range of spatial and temporal scales. Limited observations in complex terrain challenge efforts to improve predictive models of the hydrology in the face of rapid changes. The Upper Colorado River exemplifies the…
Physicochemical effect on soil in sliding zone of reservoir landslides
Authors: Xuexue Su, Wei Wu, Huiming Tang, Lei Huang, Ding Xia, Sha Lu
Journal: Engineering Geology · DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2023.107249 · Citations: 42
Matched topics: reservoir
Abstract not available.
Surface jump mechanism of gas molecules in strong adsorption field of coalbed methane reservoirs
Authors: Fengrui Sun, Dameng Liu, Yidong Cai, Yongkai Qiu
Journal: Applied Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121605 · Citations: 40
Matched topics: reservoir
Abstract not available.
Interventions of river network structures on urban aquatic microplastic footprint from a connectivity perspective
Authors: Chang Li, Yi Shi, Dan Luo, Mengen Kang, Yujian Li, Yué Huang et al.
Journal: Water Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120418 · Citations: 35
Matched topics: river, land surface model
Abstract not available.
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| Databases searched | 2 |
| Topics searched | 16 |
| Total papers fetched | 810 |
| After deduplication | 558 |
| After LLM relevance filtering | 50 |
| Rejected (not relevant) | 508 |
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| The Science of The Total Environment | 3 |
| Agriculture | 2 |
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| Nature Communications | 1 |
| Nature Energy | 1 |
| Earth system science data | 1 |
| Fire Ecology | 1 |
| Frontiers in Earth Science | 1 |
| Geoscience Letters | 1 |
| Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence | 1 |
| Progress in Materials Science | 1 |
| Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems | 1 |
| Nature Climate Change | 1 |
| Microbiology Research | 1 |
| Scientific Data | 1 |
| Journal of Water and Climate Change | 1 |
| Groundwater for Sustainable Development | 1 |
| International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 1 |
| Science Advances | 1 |
| Natural Hazards | 1 |
| Earth s Future | 1 |
| Remote Sensing of Environment | 1 |
| Forest Ecology and Management | 1 |
| Earth System Governance | 1 |
| Environmental Modelling & Software | 1 |
| Global and Planetary Change | 1 |
| Diversity and Distributions | 1 |
| Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development | 1 |
| Physical Review Applied | 1 |
| Weather and Climate Extremes | 1 |
| International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction | 1 |
| Natural hazards and earth system sciences | 1 |
| Water Resources Research | 1 |
| Ecological Indicators | 1 |
| Journal of Hydrology | 1 |
| Hydrology and earth system sciences | 1 |
| Field Crops Research | 1 |
| Marine Pollution Bulletin | 1 |
| Scientific Reports | 1 |
| Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | 1 |
| Engineering Geology | 1 |
| Geoderma | 1 |
| Applied Energy | 1 |
| Water Research | 1 |
| Environmental Research Letters | 1 |
| Energy | 1 |
| Building and Environment | 1 |
Filtering Criteria
Topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river, runoff, streamflow, reservoir, water management, flood, drought, seasonal, land surface model, climate change, hydropower, surface water, irrigation, earth system model
Databases: Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex